Anthropogenic global warming has significantly influenced physical and biological
processes at global and regional scales. The observed and anticipated changes in global …

Human-induced stresses of overfishing, eutrophication, climate change, translocation and
habitat modification appear to be promoting jellyfish (pelagic cnidarian and ctenophore) …

Environmentalists have argued that ecological degradation will lead to declines in the well-
being of people dependent on ecosystem services. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment …

While the impacts of high exploitation on fish populations and aquatic ecosystems are well-
documented for commercial fishing, particularly in the marine environment, the potential …

Sharks are charismatic predators that play a key role in most marine food webs. Their
demonstrated vulnerability to exploitation has recently turned them into flagship species in …

Responsible fisheries management is of increasing interest to the scientific community,
resource managers, policy makers, stakeholders and the general public. Focusing solely on …

Large-scale transitions between alternative states in ecosystems are known as regime shifts.
Once described as healthy and dominated by various marine predators, the Black Sea …

This review represents a comprehensive analysis on pollutants in elasmobranchs including
meta-analysis on the most studied pollutants: mercury, cadmium, PCBs and DDTs, in muscle …

Fish stocks fluctuate both in abundance and productivity (net population increase), and there
are many examples demonstrating that productivity increased or decreased due to changes …

There are differences in perception of the status of fisheries around the world that may partly
stem from how data on trends in catches over time have been used. On the basis of catch …